Hockey

I began watching professional hockey during the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Chicago Blackhawks had made it to the finals, and being a fourth-generation Chicago sports fan, I decided that I should check out this team that I had never paid much attention to. Little did I know that this would be the beginning of a small obsession that would last throughout high school and into my freshman year at college. I fell in love with the sport from the start. It had speed, passion, and a toughness that compelled

Spencer Delava Mrs. DiMuro Expo Comp/Block B 23 February 2015 The Phenomenon Hockey is the toughest sport in the world. Moving up in divisions is a big deal. Hockey rivalries are the most heated in all of sports. When I turned 15 on January 28th 2014, I was instantly moved up to the 16u AAA Minor hockey team for the Junior Kings. I was nervous to be playing for a new organization and didn’t know what to expect. I went in blind, feeling slightly scared. I was a new and upcoming player on an already

Two similar but different sports are volleyball and hockey. Volleyball and hockey are similar in many ways, including that they are both team sports, involve using nets, and have six players playing at one time; and they are different in that hockey has power plays and penalties, volleyball uses a ball while hockey uses a puck, and they have different goals. To begin, volleyball and hockey share many similarities. Both volleyball and hockey are team sports. They both require good teamwork and momentum

Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent 's net to score points. Ice hockey teams usually consist of four lines of three forwards, three pairs of defencemen, and two goaltenders. Normally, each team has five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team. Teams normally have a goaltender as their sixth on-ice player

dad, years ago telling me something I will remember for the rest of my life. “Ronan, however good you get at hockey, whether you play pro, rec or college, what separates the good from the great is their dedication to the game and they're drive to succeed and progress.” We were driving through the cracked road, the entrance to both Lawrence Prep and the rink where I played travel hockey. The leaves were beginning to turn a fall-orange, and there was a winter-like chill in the air. My dad was telling

learn and grow from. I have experienced all of these from one thing, hockey. I started skating when I was about 4 years old, persuaded into the sport by my dad, who came from a big hockey family. I was so young I do not remember my first reaction to it or if I even liked it, but there must have been a reason that I stuck with it. Hockey has caused me much stress and tribulation but every second of pain is worth the reward. Hockey is not only a sport to me, not only a pass-time or a hobby, to me it

child and I can say that my village is the ice hockey community. Hockey in the United States is relatively small when compared to the other team sports, but it is a tight knit community. Having played hockey since I was seven years old, I have spent more time in ice rinks, hotels, and traveling to tournaments than just about anywhere else and the lessons I have learned along the way have shaped me into the person I am today. I learned to play hockey at a free program that was hosted by the Dallas

The Physics of Hockey Physics is everywhere. Consequently, physics is a part of sports and more specifically, hockey. As the scientific discoveries progressed with time, so did the advancements in the sport of hockey, reflecting on how important and influential science truly is. Physics takes part in the ice, the skates, the protective gear, the shots, goaltending, and all other aspects of ice hockey. Skates used to be more like skis. Players glided on the ice rather than actually skated

Hockey became a sport that everyone could bond over. From natives, immigrants, and locals, hockey was able to form a community’s collective identity regardless of where they were from and their socio-economic status. According to Bairner, “there is certainly a perceived Canadian way of playing the game

brothers, kids I go out everyday and work my ass off for crying and shaking their heads. The look of defeat was all around me, the feeling of emptiness filled my heart faster than liquid fills a water bottle. This was the second time my High School hockey team had lost in the state championships game. Losing two times doesn 't only hurt the heart but it affects the community as well. As I made my way back to the locker room I hugged my fellow seniors and their parents, and congratulated them on an